4. We are looking to provide underserved high school kids with the
personal and professional clarity needed to effectively kick start
their careers. We acknowledge that a fragile socioeconomic
status reduces one’s capacity to make mistakes and escalates
the difficulty of pursuing one’s goals. By optimizing our student’s
discovery process, we aim to strengthen their sense of self, and
the confidence that accompanies it.
5. Program Overview
➔ 22-week mentorship program partnered with Chicago Public Schools
➔ 2 hours meetings each week with our team
➔ Extremely hands-on
➔ Project-based
➔ Assignments to do outside of our sessions
➔ Access to executive coaching staff and licensed therapist
➔ Connections to top scholarship organizations
➔ Networking opportunities
6. Target Students
We are looking for underserved students that lack the resources and access to pursue
their goals to the extent they want to. Our ideal student is:
★ Sophomore/Junior in High School
★ Optimistic
★ Independent
★ Academically interested in Business or Tech
★ A Leader
★ Collaborative
★ Proactive
★ Perceptive
7. Why We’re Different
➔ As a fully student-led program, we are able to foster more personal connections
➔ We dedicate a unique amount of time to routines, habits, loving and understanding one’s self and intrinsic
clarity
➔ We understand the everyday problems that each kid might be facing
➔ We know how to leverage your time and take advantage of certain
opportunities that are available
➔ We are connecting our students with real tech and
business professionals, as well as scholarship and
mentorship organizations, providing them with guidance
long after our program
9. Evan Meyer (Founder + Lead Mentor)
● Recent Whitney Young high school graduate
● Data Analytics at LinkedIn from Jan 2022 to Nov
2022
● Founded the e-learning company Young Tutors in
2020
● Marketing intern at True Star Media during spring
2021
● Business Development intern at Hete during
summer 2021
● Currently in a gap year before college to explore the
product world:
○ Leading a team of 7 to build out a product
portfolio
○ Received product management certification
in Nov 2022
○ Strong relationships with over 50 product
professionals
● Pursuing his data analytics certification full-time
from Dec 2022 to March 2022
10. Ian Michael Brock (Lead Mentor)
● Co-Founder of Dream Hustle Code® and New Nerd, computer
science activist, public speaker, and “soon to be” author.
● For over 8 years, Ian has been on a mission to inspire confidence
in Black & Brown Youth, while empowering them with tools so
that they, too, can be creators of new cutting-edge technology,
and not just be consumers of it.
● Spoken at numerous events about Tech & Personal Development
from Silicon Valley to Saudi Arabia including Google, Global
Entrepreneurship Congress, Startup Grind Global, WE Day
Chicago, The Steve Harvey Foundation Mentoring Program, the
National Black MBA Association, and the Essence Festival of
Culture.
● One of Chicago Inno’s 25 Under 25 Rising Chicago Entrepreneurs
& Technologists, one of 200 people under 40 in Encyclopedia
Britannica's Shapers of the Future and was a Finalist for Time +
Nickelodeon's Kid of the Year Award.
● Selected as one of McDonald's Future 22, a new campaign
celebrating the work of 22 young, gifted and Black leaders
whose passion and talent are creating meaningful change in
communities across the country.
11. Jayden Eickhoff-Brown (Program Director)
● Born and Raised in Chicago, Illinois
● Recent graduate of Whitney M. Young Magnet High
School.
● Strong background in sports as a track and field
all-american on the state and national level.
● Currently studying sports management at the
University of Illinois and works for the Division of
Intercollegiate Athletics there.
● Jayden has also been a member of the non-for-profit
Dream Hustle Code since 2017 and wants to further
empower Black & Brown Youth to emerge themselves
into the tech industry and inspire them to create their
own success.
● Always looking for ways to transform the world around
her and bring more opportunities to those who need it.
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Step 1: Foundation
● Large emphasis on routines and habits
● Make sure each student understands the importance and
capabilities of discipline
● Help students get comfortable with sharing and acknowledging
fears, emotions, and interests
● Highlight how to best optimize and enjoy time alone
● Each student will develop a solid structured schedule, and record
their upcoming events and tasks on an online calendar
14. Foundation Cont.
Students will:
❏ develop personalized morning and night routines
❏ determine a way to track their progress and keep themselves honest
❏ look intrinsically to acknowledge strengths and weaknesses
❏ highlight both short and long term goals
❏ outline how they want to spend their time during the program
❏ plan out a very high-level career plan
❏ maintain a daily journal
15. Step 2: Skills
● Big focus on CLARITY
● Pay attention to routines that are/aren’t working, and tweak them to
ensure they develop healthy habits
● Expose each students to the market and their interested industries, as
they piece together how to best reach their goals
● Teach students how to leverage relationships and resources they
already have
16. Students will:
❏ determine industries, companies, roles, and people that are of
interest to them
❏ create lists of desired soft and hard skills
❏ connect each interested skill to their personal or professional goals
❏ spend some time to figure out preferred learning mediums and
styles, then listing resources they have available and developing
self-teaching practices
❏ acknowledge valuable connections in their own networks
❏ spend time everyday pursuing the skills they outlined
Habits + Skills Cont.
17. Step 3: Projects
● Now that they understand the roles that they want to fill, and the skills
that they want to build, students will get exposed to this through a
hands-on process
● Teams and projects will all be based on unique product ideas
● Teams and groups can vary from an individual person to everyone in
the program! All that matters is that every holds an equal role and
contributes
● Roles selected by students must be connected to their interested goals
and careers
18. Projects + Portfolios Cont.
Students will:
❏ come up with ideas for projects or products they want to work on
❏ meet people in industries and roles related to their projects
❏ determine what role they want to fill, and how it will help them reach
their goals
❏ team up with other students, and begin building our the ideas
❏ create portfolio-ready pitch decks and presentations to share their
ideas
❏ present and share their ideas to the rest of the team
❏ leave with a strong understanding and plan for their future portfolios
19. Step 4: Networking
● Do one thing a day that makes you uncomfortable
● Taking everything that they’ve learned and putting it into action
● There’s no better way to learn than hands-on learning!
● Students will:
○ attend networking events, field trips, and public speaking
presentations
○ meet and networking with individuals in the mentor’s networks
○ build relationships with people related to their interested roles
and companies
○ build confidence as they lead public speaking presentations and
pitch to investors
○ get connected with job and internship opportunities
21. Recruitment Strategy
● Recruitment will begin in late January
● We will be public speaking at major Chicago high schools
● We will launch an online campaign, with a full landing page, social media profiles
with a regular posting schedule, a newsletter, and flyers
● There will be an application, requiring general information, transcripts, short
personal essays, resumes, and possible interviews
● All selected students will be deemed as underserved, but the program will not be
broadcasting as targeting underserved kids
22. Funding
We are in the process of researching potential investors and organizations
to help fund our program. We are open to alternate funding ideas as well.
How we plan to use our funding:
● A safe and accessible space for us to meet with students on a
weekly basis
● Resources such as laptops to provide students and access to other
tech
● Food and Snacks
● Field Trips and Transportation
● Access to products for student projects
23. Timeline
● Mid-January - Marketing for the program begins
● Mid-January - Applications officially open
● Late January - Evan Meyer and Ian Michael Brock will lead public speaking presentations at
each major Chicago high school to spread awareness for the program
● Mid-Late February - Selected students are notified of their acceptance
● Early March - Program Begins
● Mid-August - Program Ends
